#GCASPODCAST Ep. 58: OnAsset Intelligence CEO Talks Future of Connected Air Cargo
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, OnAsset Intelligence Adam Crossno joins to discuss how his company’s smart tag and autonomous real-time tracking device technology continues to enable new use cases for air cargo operators.
Texas-based OnAsset Intelligence’s smart tag and tracking technology is used by some of the largest air cargo airlines across the globe, and in recent years, some of those operators have been researching how to exploit their technology to enable in-flight tracking of time critical assets, among other applications.
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#GCASPODCAST Ep. 57: Finnair VP of Customer Experience Talks Contactless Cabins and Digital Strategy
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Tiina Tissari, Vice President of customer experience at Finnair, joins to discuss some of the adjustments made by the Nordic airline over the last year under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on air travel in Europe.
Finnair continues to operate a limited network and expects gradual passenger demand recovery to begin around the third quarter, according to their April 27 interim report. While there is still some uncertainty ahead for Finnair, like most European airlines, the carrier is re-opening passenger flights to New York after a break of almost one year and has maintained a relatively strong reputation with its passengers, holding a Net Promoter Score of 54 between January and March 2021.
Tissari provides some perspective on how Finnair is making its passenger experience more contactless with new digital technologies onboard and at the airport, among other changes that they’re enacting.
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#GCASPODCAST Ep. 56: Bombardier’s Elza Brunelle-Yeung Talks Smart Link Plus Business Jet Upgrade Program
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Elza Brunelle-Yeung, Bombardier’s senior director of business development, joins to discuss the Canadian aircraft manufacturer’s new legacy business jet upgrade program, SmartLink Plus.
Smart Link Plus was first jointly launched by Bombardier and GE Aviation at the 2019 National Business Aviation Association annual conference and exhibition to bring a free new health monitoring unit to legacy Challenger and Global business jet operators. We discuss how the program was first established, progress over the last year and the start of the upgrades, which are scheduled to begin this summer.
We also learn more about the data visualization tool that the upgrade is bringing to Bombardier operators.
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#GCASPODCAST Ep. 55: Georgia Tech Aerosols Researcher Talks In-flight Cabin Air Quality Study
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Sally Ng, associate professor for the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, joins to discuss the results of a study on in-flight cabin air quality recently published in the Journal of Indoor Air. Supported by Delta Air Lines, the research may be the first to comprehensively measure particle concentrations likely to be encountered by passengers from terminal to terminal.
To better understand the circulation of airborne particles, Delta approached Ng to conduct a study of multiple indoor environments, with a strong focus on air travel conditions. Using handheld instruments able to measure the total number of particles and their mass, Georgia Tech researchers examined air quality in a series of Atlanta area restaurants, stores, offices, homes, and vehicles — including buses, trains, and private automobiles.
They trained Delta staff to conduct the same type of measurements in terminals, boarding areas, and a variety of aircraft through all phases of flight.
In all, the researchers evaluated measurements from 19 commercial flights with passenger loads of approximately 50 percent. The flights included a mix of short- and medium-length flights, and aircraft ranging from the CRJ-200 and A220 to the 757, A321, and 737.
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#GCASPODCAST EP. 54: Ken Munro Talks Ethical Hacking, Cybersecurity Research and Electronic Flight Bags
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Ken Munro, founder of U.K.-based ethical hacking consulting and security services firm Pen Test Partners joins to discuss some of the latest research he’s been doing around connected electronic flight bags (EFB) and aircraft systems.
Munro is a well-known public speaker who has performed live demonstrations of vulnerabilities that have been exposed on Internet of Things (IoT) devices and systems. He is a security entrepreneur and industry maverick that has worked in infosec for over 15 years. He is a regular speaker at events held by industry bodies and associations and has spoken at the ISSA Dragon’s Den, (ISC)2 Chapter events and CREST (Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers) events, where he sits on the board, helping to establish standards in both member organizations and among individual penetration testers.
We discuss some of the potential consequences of the manipulation of data used by pilots by a malicious hacker, as outlined in his recent blog post, and just how important the testing and assessment of EFB security is.
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#GCASPODCAST EP. 53: FEAM’s Managing Director Talks Expanding Aircraft Maintenance Services During a Pandemic
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Cam Murphy, the managing director of FEAM, joins to discuss the airline maintenance and engineering services provider’s experience expanding its U.S.-based operations throughout 2020 and into early 2021 under the many regulatory and operational challenges posed by the impact of the COVID-19 crisis.
Holding an MBA in Aerospace and Defense, Murphy has helped institute many of the organizational and cultural changes at FEAM including; building brand awareness, instituting employee and customer relationship and retention strategies and upgrading the company’s IT infrastructure. FEAM was founded in 1992 by his father, Fred Murphy.
Their latest expansion includes a new hangar added at Miami International Airport. According to Murphy, the business has also been seeing an increase in demand for maintenance services from air cargo operators, many of whom are preparing to start transporting or already are flying with COVID-19 vaccines.
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#GCASPODCAST EP. 52: Virgin Atlantic’s Zoe Cameron Talks Flying A350 and Inspiring Future Pilots
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Zoe Cameron, senior first officer for Virgin Atlantic, joins to discuss her experience flying with new avionics, iPad and connectivity technologies on the Airbus A350-1000, as well as her new children’s book, Ada and Emily Take to the Skies!
Zoe took her first flight lesson at 12 years old and was inspired to fly at an early age while watching her father who was a military and commercial airline pilot. Over her 14 year career as a pilot, she has seen cockpit technologies evolve and discusses how far those advancements have come while flying the A350-1000.
Her book focuses on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). It’s about two young girls who build an airplane and even features an illustration of a Virgin Atlantic Airbus A350.
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#GCASPODCAST Ep. 51: Volare Aviation’s Dustin Dryden Talks Private Flying Trends in Europe
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, Dustin Dryden, founder and chairman of Volare Aviation, joins to discuss the changes his company’s private jet charter business experienced in 2020 under the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Volare, based at London Oxford Airport, provides chartered flights, refurbishment, engineering, and management among other aircraft services. According to Dryden, in 2020, Volare saw demand for business travel drop by 80 percent, while demand for family and vacation travel surged by about the same amount.
Volare Aviation Group also received an AOC for its My Heli helicopter charter business last year as well. In this episode, Dryden reflects on how private jet travel changed in 2020 under the COVID-19 pandemic and shifting trends that are likely to emerge in 2021.
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#GCASPODCAST Ep. 50: Valour Consultancy Talks 2021 Outlook, COVID-19 and In-flight Connectivity Trends
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we feature a presentation given by Daniel Welch, senior consultant with Valour Consultancy, during our recent two-day Connected Aviation Intelligence live virtual event.
Valour, who has been a guest on the podcast earlier this year, gives an updated outlook on trends to watch across the connected aircraft ecosystem as 2020 comes to an end and industry stakeholders start to shape their plans for 2021. Welch discusses merger and acquisition activity, business models for airlines and service providers as well as equipage trends and commercial production rates.
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#GCASPODCAST Ep. 49: VistaJet COO Talks Latest Connectivity and COVID-19 Updates
On this episode of the Connected Aircraft Podcast, we feature my question and answer session with Nick Van der Meer, Chief Operating Officer of VistaJet from the recent Connected Aviation Intelligence two-day live program that can be viewed on-demand here.
Van der Meer discusses the deployment status and schedule for VistaJet’s new in-flight connectivity technology, LuxStream, across their global fleet of private jets. Vista Global – the parent company of VistaJet and XO – became the launch customer for LuxStream in September 2019, bringing in-flight Internet speeds of up to 25 Mbps in the United States and 15Mbps globally via SES’s managed Ku-band satellite network exclusively to business aviation operators.
The current VistaJet fleet includes 60 aircraft based in Malta with 29 total Global 6000s and the remaining spread across Challenger 850s, 605s, and 350s. In the U.S. they have a fleet of Global 5000s and eight Challenger 350s along with the XO fleet of Citation Xs and Challenger 300s.
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